Finnish melodic death metallers Noumena will enter the studio in October to record the follow-up to their 2006 full-length Anatomy Of Life.

The band issued the following update on their website: "Hello darklings! Almost six years has passed since the release of Anatomy Of Life. There have been lots of things in our lives in recent years, but the fervour for the music hasn't died. We have played gigs, written new songs and recorded some of them during past 3-4 years. Unfortunatelly, we weren't able to release the material.

Now, we have decided to enter studio in October to record our next album, which will be released in the beginning of 2013. There are great songs we want to deliver and chilling moments we want to share! We feel that we owe it to our wonderful fans.

So, there's going to be lots of blood, sweat and tears during following weeks as we have to grind and rehearse the songs. We shall report to you about the process and offer some pictures and sounds in some sort of diary or blog. Stay tuned!"

AoL was quite a tame effort overall, especially compared to Absence. I don't see how these guys stand a chance now with the likes of Insomnium, Be'lakor, and Omnium Gatherum in the mix. 2006 was a long time ago.